Krishna Pride

Sunday, September 27th, 2026

Cedarvale Ravine, Toronto

There is always more magic amidst trees over concrete. So, on my way to Brampton, I chose a ravine to walk through. At one spoke two fellows had their cameras aimed at a tree. I looked. There perched on different branches of the same tree were two different predators — a Cooper’s hawk and a Barred Owl. Both were nonchalant in behaviour, minding their own business and not bothered with each other. Spotting either one of these birds of prey is rare as they camouflage within the forest, but to see two in one location?! Amazing!

I carried on and came out of the ravine to meet with driver Jagannath and left for ISKCON Brampton for a stupendous “Ramayana” recital. It was a 2 hour recital, a marathon but lovely. A seasoned devotee, Nityananda Pran, was the narrator to Jyotirmayi’s Karnathak music. Vachaspati played the mrdunga drum coupled with his brother Sri Pati on violin, filled the space with atmosphere that was ethereal. The mood set was other-worldly.

And the special treat was to catch another part of the performance at ISKCON Toronto in place of the standard Sunday program. It was mesmerizing. This talent that came from Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit was special. I always love to expose our communities to good musical presentations. It adds so much richness to our lives. The idea is to spread the culture through culture.

Our Krishna culture has much to offer in the form of jnanam, philosophy, katha, narratives of stories of depth. The clothes, the food, the kindness, and foremost the devotion is something to be proud of. Call it Krishna pride.

MAY THE SOURCE BE WITH YOU

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